| Item Description: | "Based jointly around a series of papers given at the Institute of Classical Studies in 2003-4 and 2004-5 as part of a seminar series entitled "The Establishment of Literacy in the Ancient Mediterranean" which was organized jointly by Accordia and the Institute of Classical Studies; and also around an associated one-day conference entitled "Literacy and State Development: Comparative Perspectives", which was hosted by the Institute of Archaeology, University College, London, in November 2004"--p. [ix] |